More severely obese kids should get surgery, MD group says (my latest) https://t.co/N8rqDGyyynOctober 27, 2019 See more About 4.5 million American children are severely obese, and pediatricians say more of them should be recommended to get weight-loss surgery. A new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) asserts...
A new report ranks the most and least obese U.S. states in 2016. West Virginia had the highest obesity rate, with 37.7 percent of residents who are obese, while Colorado had the lowest rate, at 22.3 percent. [Read the full story on state obesity rates]. The full list is below....